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About us: Stanley 1913 - Built for Life® since 1913.
The Stanley 1913 brand has fueled the human experience since the iconic Stanley vacuum bottle revolutionized the way people enjoyed food and beverage. Today, our colorful and thoughtfully designed products including the popular Quencher™ series go beyond function, elevating everyday moments with style and empowering active lifestyles. We’re a community of creators, builders, and inventors who believe in creating sustainable products for a better life and world that minimizes our impact on the planet. Learn more at www.stanley1913.com.
Position Overview
We are looking for a Color, Material and Finish Development Manager to join our growing community at the Stanley 1913. In this role you will report directly to the Director of Color Material Finish (CMF) Studio. You will be a player-coach for the CMF Development team and partner closely with CMF Development leaders, CMF Design Managers, Industrial Design & Innovation, Product Management & Supply Chain. In your role you will be responsible for leading CMF Development and Production Art execution, workflow, and cross-functional alignment across Softgoods and Hardgoods product categories while reinforcing brand consistency, innovation, and operational excellence.
What You'll Do
- Lead and own CMF Development & Production Art team execution across Softgoods and Hardgoods product categories, ensuring cohesive alignment with Stanley 1913’s creative vision, brand standards, and product strategy across the product landscape.
- Ensure translation of CMF Design intent across Softgoods and Hardgoods Inline, Express Lane, Partnership & Collaborations through consistent ongoing communication with CMF Design and Supply Chain.
- Partner closely with CMF Innovation, CMF Design, Product Management and Supply Chain to integrate CMF Development and Production Art alignment, ensuring data integrity, tracking, and visibility for E2E deliverables across all channels through PLM system.
- Support solutions and resolution of CMF Development and Production Art challenges with manufacturing; ensuring communication of risk mitigation and resolution with internal partners in ongoing development, new product development, prototyping and innovation as it pertains to CMF on all product.
- Manage CMF Development and Production Art workflows, timelines, and results with an emphasis on transparency, collaboration, and efficiency.
- Support continued improvement and socialization of CMF Standardization, Commercialization & Development activities across the CMF E2E calendar on CMF deliverables.
- Actively drive and support continued improvements and socialization of digital color systems and enhancement of development tools into everyday workflow.
- Actively drive and support continued improvements of PLM systems, internal workflow process, documentation and SOPs.
- Maintain open and ongoing communication and collaborate with New Product Introduction team on supervising CMF development activities, reporting CMF status aligned to PLM system and Supply Chain progress.
- Actively drives sample reviews, proactively solutioning and ensuring risk mitigation feedback loops across CMF Design, Product Management and Supply Chain.
- Handles physical samples on and offsite. Ensure development samples are organized, accessible, and managed through seasonal storage and archives.
- Mentor CMF Development team and foster inclusive engagement across the CMF Studio community.
- Manages day to day work and long-term goals of a CMF Developers and Production Artist.
- Travel to APAC region required for on-site development activities twice yearly.
- Must have Superior Discrimination of Farnsworth Munsell Hue 100 test.
Who You Are
- Minimum of 10 years of experience within CMF Development with global manufacturing experience.
- Minimum of 5 years experience as people manager.
- Hardgoods and Softgoods experience with CMF Development.
- Proven experience leading sophisticated CMF Development programs within cross-functional product development environments.
- Strong working knowledge of color, materials, finishes, decoration methods, and on-product artwork application of hardgoods and softgoods.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, timelines, and partners simultaneously.
- Strong decision-making abilities grounded in brand-led product design and supply chain capabilities.
- Experience with soft goods construction methods and documentation preferred.
- Strategic, consumer-focused and supply chain inclusive solutioning skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both visual and verbal.
- Highly collaborative, organized, and adaptable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Comfortable working through iterative, test-and-learn development and systems enhancement processes.
- Flexible and adaptable due to the evolving needs of a growing brand.
- Proficiency in PLM Systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly PowerPoint and Excel.
- Digital color management required with ability to use and interpret spectral data.
- Ability to travel if required.
Stanley 1913 is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment. Stanley 1913 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].
Stanley 1913 is a total rewards company, which includes rewards beyond base salary. At Stanley 1913, full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus, based on company and individual results. In addition, we offer a variety of employee benefits, personalized time off, 14-Paid holidays, dental, vision, 401(k), and much more.
The base pay range for this position is for a successful candidate within the state listed. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on multiple factors such as work location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and experience.
Salary Range
$95,000—$110,000 USD
About our parent company: Morgan Street Holdings
The Stanley 1913 brand is owned by Morgan Street Holdings (formerly HAVI), a privately held enterprise with a diverse portfolio of operating companies, including HAVI Supply Chain, tms, and Continental. Morgan Street Holdings’ portfolio provides best-in-class sourcing and supply chain capabilities, brand-defining marketing and promotion services, innovative consumer products, and dining and refreshment food solutions. Morgan Street Holdings employs over 10,000 people and serves 300+ customers across the globe.
Morgan Street Holdings supports the Stanley 1913 brand with competitive pay and benefits, along with exposure to diverse industries and professional networking and development opportunities.
